Recycling

Recycling

Since 1991, the City has taken an active approach in traditional recycling and also offers more creative recycling opportunities for its residents. The Recycle Center is located at 125 JC Street. For questions regarding our recycling options, please feel free to call 620-276-1278. We are available Monday – Friday from 7:00am – 4:00pm to assist you.

We offer free pickup service for commercial paper and cardboard within city limits. Drop off service is also available free of charge to all Finney County residents.

Drop Off Locations

125 JC Street

Westlake Hardware Parking Lot - 1210 Fleming Street

Garden City Auto Parts - NAPA - 1402 Buffalo Jones

Pershing Manor - Third Street and Kansas Avenue

Esquivel Soccer Field - Mary Street & Pearly Jane Avenue

First Southern Baptist Church - 2708 N. Third Street

Ron's Market - 106 N. Jones, Holcomb

Acceptable Materials

If you want to recycle any of the items below, please follow the instructions provided. All items will need to be delivered to our Recycling Center. We look forward to working with you and we will continue striving to meet your recycling needs.

Shredded office paper: Should be sorted into the same categories as above and can be mixed with unshredded paper of the same type. No carbon paper!

Newspapers: Inserts okay

Magazines: Inserts okay

Aluminum cans: Donations only

Tin cans: Rinse and remove labels

Corrugated cardboard: Non glossy

Plastics, except #5: There should be a triangle with a number in it, usually on the bottom. Remove lids and rinse out. Please no plastic bags.

Glass: Accepted ONLY at the Recycle Center - 125 JC Street

Items Not Accepted

The items not accepted in our recycling program are listed below. These are items that are not necessarily non-recyclable; just items in which we do not currently have the facilities required to recycle them.

Notebooks/workbooks with glue or spiral binding, including hardback books

Tin foil, pie plates, styrofoam, or plastic bags

TVs

Stereos

Microwaves

E-Waste

As technology takes on a bigger role in our everyday lives and with the frequent updating of new electronics, the City is now offering E-Waste recycling. E-Waste recycling offers our residents an outlet to safely dispose of items such as computers, cell phones, and office equipment. Certain electronic waste can be dropped off at the Recycle Center, located at 125 JC Street.